CHAPTER XVIII
After breakfast, Tian Donkey stood in the yard and looked up at the sky, it happened that the weather was good today, and Tian Donkey wanted to go out for a walk. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Calculate the days, Tian Donkey has been back to his hometown for a few days, and it is time to take a good walk around. Once, his hometown haunted by his dreams, under his feet, every inch of the land that made him feel kind, only by walking again, will he be down-to-earth in his heart, and will he really feel home, which is also a common disease of people who have wandered.
Tian Donkey went out and walked towards his old house first. When he was a child, his flamboyant father once told him that other people's gold and silver nests were not as good as his own kennels, so that he would not grow inferior in that poor family, and should always maintain a sense of pride in his family. Although Tian Donkey once hated the poverty of that family and fled from it without hesitation, but after seeing the prosperity of the outside world, he missed it like crazy, and returned to it after hardships, and at this time he realized that the home that really belongs to him is still this low old house overgrown with weeds, even if he temporarily lives in the kind and enthusiastic village chief's house, but it is never his own home, here, is really his own home.
Standing in front of the ruin-like gate, Tian Donkey's mood became inexplicably nervous, and the feeling of this home was both familiar and unfamiliar. So, he first stood on tiptoe and looked into the courtyard, the walls collapsed, the rubble on the house was broken, and there was nothing else in the yard except for weeds and dead branches and leaves over the years, fortunately it was winter, if it was summer, then in the face of the weeds in this yard that did not exceed people's knees, Tian Donkey did not dare to enter the house rashly, after all, in the countryside, snakes and rats are common, especially in this kind of place where people go to empty houses, they will definitely be rampant with snakes and rats, and Tian Donkey is the most afraid of snakes. When he looked around, he reached for the door, which was more of an obstacle than a gate, and stood there crookedly, with even the slightest strong wind blowing it down. Therefore, Tian Donkey's outstretched hand retracted again, he didn't want to destroy it as soon as he came back, and destroyed the gate of his house with his own hands, so he glanced at both sides of the gate, and found a low gap that could just be crossed over, and entered the courtyard without any effort.
Suddenly, with a "bang", a white shadow swept past Tian Donkey's eyes, so frightened that Tian Donkey flashed back, leaned against the wall, instinctively covered his chest, and touched his heart in the chest cavity thumping wildly. Before Tian Donkey could see clearly whether it was a wild fox or a white wolf rushing in front of his eyes, and then, with another "bang", Tian Donkey hurriedly followed the sound, only to see a blood mark left on the wall on the side of the gate. Tian Donkey didn't care about his soul that was almost so frightened that he was out of his body that only three points were left, and hurriedly came to the root of the wall, only to see clearly, it turned out that it was the white shadow that passed in front of his eyes, no, to be exact, the white rabbit that rushed past in front of his eyes, crashed into the front of the gate, probably Tian Donkey disturbed its peace, making it rush to escape and hit the wall in a panic, its brain burst, and its flesh and blood were blurred.
Tian Donkey looked at the bloodstains, did not ease his senses for a long time, sighed, regretted, and guilty, he didn't know what it meant when he returned to his home again after eight years when he encountered such a bloody thing, but he felt that looking at the corpse of the rabbit that fell at the root of the wall made him suddenly want to vomit, and it also reminded him of the corpse of the middle-aged man he saw in Ah Xia's hair salon, and a familiar sense of vertigo attacked him again. Tian Donkey felt that he was about to lose his stomach from turning over in his chest, so he hurriedly turned around, left the house, left his old house, ran to the side of the road, and took a few breaths of the cold winter air, which calmed his stomach and cleared his head.
Tian Donkey, who was poured cold air, looked back at his old house again, and couldn't help but shiver, and when he was about to turn around and leave, he was blocked by an oncoming person.
"You're a donkey, aren't you?"
Tian Donkey looked at the man in a daze, because he didn't know this man who could call his name with his mouth open, he looked to be in his forties, thin and small, and his shriveled face was full of wrinkles, after he asked Tian Donkey, his face was full of smiles, maybe it was also because he often smiled and caused deep laugh lines to make him look wrinkled.
"I am, ...... are you?"
"Oh, I'm from a neighboring village, you probably don't know me, but I haven't heard your name much these days, and besides, I found out that you live here, so I came here, but the people in the village chief's family told me that you went out for a stroll, so I looked for you everywhere, and I found you."
"Do you have anything to do with me?"
"It's a bit of a thing, but it's not suitable to stand on the side of this road and say, you see, if you have time, let's find a place to have a good chat."
Tian Donkey felt that talking to this person was like talking to a ball of marshmallows, and it was also like playing Tai Chi, and the questions thrown out by himself were like being devoured and wrapped, and you would never get a clear answer, which made Tian Donkey wary and said vigilantly.
"This uncle, I don't seem to know you, you see if you have something, just say something, I'll leave first if it's okay"
"Don't don't, don't," he said, and the man grabbed Tian Donkey, for fear that Tian Donkey would grow wings and fly. He continued, "I think I'll make a long story short, I'm actually a matchmaker, I came to you because I heard that you made a fortune, so, I want to introduce you to a daughter-in-law, what do you think in your heart?" ”
Well, I see.
Tian Donkey didn't expect that the first thing he did when he returned to the village was that someone came to the door to talk to the matchmaker, in the countryside, this is a great thing, no wonder he wants to see the blood light today, it turned out to be a red omen of auspiciousness. I couldn't help but feel beautiful in my heart. You must know that according to the rules of the village, if a kid from a family wants to marry a daughter-in-law when he becomes an adult, he must first go to the media. The so-called matchmaker is to take the initiative to come to the door, carrying expensive gifts or valuable objects to the matchmaker's house to beg him to find a daughter-in-law for himself, of course, the benefits to the matchmaker are indispensable, if it is really successful, then, in the end, it is all with money to repay the matchmaker's credit.
The matchmaker saw that Tian Donkey did not agree, so he was worried that Tian Donkey doubted his ability, so he said several reasons for his matchmaking in one breath, and swore to Tian Donkey that all relatives formed through his own matchmaking, regardless of age, would have a son in the first year after marriage! And it is guaranteed that it will not be related to divorce for the rest of its life.
In fact, at this time, Tian Donkey's heart was already itchy, he knew very well the female resources in the hands of these matchmakers in the countryside and their skills, and deeply admired the three-inch incorruptible tongue of the person in front of him, and, in terms of his age, it was time to start a family, but because he had just returned home, everything was undecided, so it was not easy to take the liberty of agreeing, but he didn't want to lose this matchmaker resource, so he said.
"Uncle, do you think this is good, you can come to me in person, and plan to tell me the matchmaker, which is a great thing, but at present I still have some things that have not been arranged, after I finish it, I will definitely contact you and let you find a suitable daughter-in-law for me, and when the time comes, I will thank you well"
"Oh, that's okay, that's okay, then you don't leave your phone number first, so that I can contact you, and, what kind of work do you do, what is the situation at home, and who else and so on The basic information also gives me a general explanation, I have a bottom in my heart, and I can look for you when the time comes, in addition, put forward your requirements and conditions, such as what you want the other party to be, education level, family background, etc., you can put it forward, we do this business, we know the best way to be the right person, and I promise to make you satisfied when the time comes"
In fact, the matchmaker's mood and intentions Tian Donkey understands, but at this time, his situation is really unable to withstand the matchmaker's inquiry, so he can only euphemistically shirk, and, in the end, under Tian Donkey's clever maneuvering, only the matchmaker's phone number was left, because Tian Donkey didn't have a phone at all, so he couldn't give him his own number.
"Uncle, I understand what you said, but you see that the New Year is coming soon, and I have just come back, so I don't actually have any thoughts on that, or wait for the New Year to end, let's talk about it?"
"Hey, no, no, no, you must not celebrate the New Year, when you finish the New Year, the daylilies will be cold" As soon as I heard Tian Donkey say that he would wait for the New Year to mention family affairs, the matchmaker was anxious, and he was more anxious than Tian Donkey, who should marry his daughter-in-law. He waved his hand and shook his head.
But Tian Donkey didn't know what to do, so he asked.
"Why? Why can't we talk about it after the New Year? ”
"Hey, it seems that you spend too much time in the city, and you don't know the situation in our countryside at all, let's talk about the medium now, it's not like the past, now everyone is working outside, and it's just a few days to go home for the New Year, so, if you want to talk about the matchmaker, you must seize the golden time of these just a few days, like you said, wait for the New Year, the big girls and little girls have gone out to work, who is still waiting to pick for you? You don't want to go on a blind date with someone else."
Well, it's another thing I didn't expect.
"So, today, it's best to give me a quasi-word, either I'll tell you, or you send other people's media, in short, I suggest you, don't be sloppy, male baby, in this regard, it's not as good as a female baby."
It is said that it is not a business to catch up, this matchmaker who is well versed in this principle and is used to being promoted in the countryside, did not expect that he was treated coldly by Tian Donkey, so his face was a little unhappy, although he came to see Tian Donkey as a rich owner and wanted to seize the opportunity to have Tian Donkey's resources, so he took the initiative to come to the door, but he didn't expect Tian Donkey's attitude to be so cold and prevaricated, if it was as usual, it was someone else begging to do things for himself, it would be as passive as now, so, He already had the intention of retreating, so he said.
"I look at it this way, you don't seem to have thought it through, I can understand this, you said that you haven't been home for many years, and there must be a lot of things to sort out when you come back, and it's not an easy task, so I'll give you a reminder first, and when you think about it, come to me, I promise to find one that satisfies you"
"Okay, I see, thank you uncle"
"Then I'll go back and wait for your call, I'll go first"
"Good, good"
It is worthy of eating by mouth, speaking appropriately and officially, and not leaking, which not only maintains Tian Donkey's arrogant face but also explains the intention.
Looking at the back of the matchmaker, Tian Donkey sighed again. He was both happy and helpless, glad that for his chance encounter with good hopes, and because of money, just imagine, if Tian Donkey is still the poor ghost at the beginning, and the person who goes home is not the rich Tian Donkey but the poor Tian Donkey, then, who will know him? He is very likely to become a street rat that everyone shouts and beats, rather than a guest of whom's house, and it is impossible for someone to take the initiative to come to him and say goodbye to himself, not to mention this kind of person who has the birth date of a big girl and a little daughter-in-law in ten miles and eight villages, and even knows who has a daughter, who has a child, who has a daughter, who looks good, what education, what diploma, what age, what appearance, and finally wants to find a matchmaker with a husband! They are all well documented, they have strong resources and strong connections, and they are completely trustworthy and trustworthy people. Sure enough, the power of money is really powerful. But helplessly, he hasn't really settled down yet, although he went home for the vision of a better life of "wife and children", but if he really marries a wife and has children, then he should at least renovate his old house, because he must have a home that really belongs to him, and he hasn't even thought of a decent excuse for himself about the work background in this matchmaker's mouth, and he doesn't even have a phone number that everyone has, hey, I'm depressed when I think about it, The old Huang who deceived him and left him with nothing has a phone, and he hasn't yet, which is really a depressing thing.
Thinking of this, Tian Donkey had no mood to continue walking around, so he turned around and went back to the village chief's house, and slept all afternoon because of his depressed mood.
In the evening, the village chief who came back from the market heard from the boss that Tian Donkey had slept with his head covered for an afternoon, so he enthusiastically came to ask Tian Donkey if he was sick and where was he uncomfortable? Tian Donkey had no choice but to tell the village chief what he had seen and heard during the day.
After listening, the village chief nodded silently, took out the cigarette case with tobacco foam and a small note in his pocket, and began to roll the cigarette, saying while rolling.
"Yes, donkey, what they said is right, you have reached the age when you should marry a daughter-in-law, it's time to settle down well"
"But I've been outside for a long time, and I don't know what the rules are for finding a daughter-in-law in our village."
"Hmph"
The village chief snorted coldly in his nose, licked the last bit of cigarette paper with his tongue, glued the cigarette butt with saliva, and pinched off the root of the cigarette head, took out the match in the other pocket, lit the cigarette, took a hard puff, and then said.
"Rules? What are the rules? Besides, this is the same thing, if you want to say that the only rule for finding a daughter-in-law is money, if you have money, everything is easy to do, if you don't have money, nothing is easy to do! What other rules can there be! ”
"Really?"
"Is that fake?! But donkey, you don't have to worry too much, first, you made a fortune before you went home, everyone knows this, so it's easy to talk about your daughter-in-law, it's not surprising that you can meet a matchmaker who comes to the door today, this matchmaker is also a person, and he also wants to open his mouth to eat, if he tells you that it's done, he won't earn you some errand money to support himself, it's nothing. This second, since it is said here, then your uncle and I will not talk to you, no matter what, you have no parents, uncles and nephews are big, then I will be the master for you, after a few days, you will start to go on a blind date, but, you have to clean up your old house first, if there is a woman to come to see the house, then you will first bring it to my house, replace it, and wait for the spring after the year, let's find a way to build a house for you, and when you marry a daughter-in-law, it is good to give people a place to settle down"
Hearing this, Tian Donkey was really moved beyond words, and could only nod silently.
"Another one, it's your name, donkey, with your uncle and my experience, I think people are demanding now, if you still call Tian Donkey, I'm afraid you will be disliked, and you are not worthy of your current identity, but you are also a rich man, you can't be called like that by Tian Tian Donkey, it sounds low, and, this can be regarded as packaging, everyone needs packaging, for example, the girls in the hands of those matchmakers, even if they are a big lame man with a pockmarked face, those rhetoric, A matchmaker who can speak well can also tell you that she is a good girl with good facial features, a diligent and thrifty housekeeper, who can give birth and raise a good girl, this is the packaging"
"Uncle, I don't have anything, it's the same what I call it, anyway, I'm a donkey."
"Hey, you can't be sloppy in this matter, you don't have a good name, it's like a good product doesn't have a good appearance, it has a big impact."
"Yes, what Uncle said is, and I also thought about it, I went home this time, and there was a more important thing, that is, to get a ID card of my own, this person is outside, it is not possible to have an ID card, as for the name, if Uncle said that it should be changed, then I will change it at that time."
"That's right! I think it's better to do this as soon as possible, otherwise, it's a troublesome thing, it's not an uncle to scare you, you don't have an ID card, you can't get a marriage certificate, when the time comes, if the daughter-in-law runs away, you will be empty, and our village has brought a lot of daughters-in-law from other places, all of whom ran away after giving birth, all of them are ghosts! Every serious girl, but your marriage, we are not afraid, don't worry, come step by step, let's visit you well, we must visit a good girl"
"Okay, uncle, then I'll go get an ID card tomorrow"
"It's okay, let's go tomorrow, and although I have retired, my words still work, when the time comes, I will personally lead you to the brigade to give you a certificate, and you can go to the township police station to do it."
"Thank you, uncle, now, I don't even know what to say, you are really good to me, I am just, simply ......"
Tian Donkey, who was both grateful and moved, couldn't wait to kneel down and kowtow to the village chief on the spot, and use such a big gift to express his gratitude, but the village chief's words later made Tian Donkey stop such thoughts.
"It's nothing, first, I've watched you grow up since childhood, and it just so happens that my two boys have reached the age of marrying a daughter-in-law this year, so it's good for you to follow them on a blind date together. Second, when it comes to this for our uncle and nephew, I have nothing to hide, and I don't want to watch the fat water flow into the fields of outsiders."
"Huh? Uncle, what do you mean by that? ”
"I mean, your uncle and I are actually a big matchmaker, I just haven't had time to tell you yet"
"Huh? Really? Uncle, then you rush to the market every day, ......? ”
"Hey, a poor family, except for the two sons who have worked outside, there are only two people in the family, you have also seen, how can there be so many New Year's goods to buy, I rush to the market every day, I go to the market to talk about the media."